236 East 3rd Street Between Ave B & CReverend Pedro Pietri Way
New York City
The Nuyorican Poets Theater remains a vibrant contributor to the city's culture.
-Lawrence Van Gelder, The New York Times
Action: The Nuyorican Poets Cafe Theater Festival By Miguel Algarin & Lois Griffith
Commentary and scripts of the earliest theater at the Nuyorican including plays by Wesley Brown, Miguel Pinero, Ishmael Reed, Amiri Baraka, and Pedro Pietri.
Theater&Performance
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 | The Sledge Project Studio NYThe Sledge Project Studio NY presents our guest and featured actor Jeremy Sisto of Law & Order. The evening will feature a jazz trio, a conversation with the featured actor, and a Q&A session.
Admission: $10 |
 | NoPe - NoPassport Conference DREAMING THE AMERICAS: UTOPIA IN PERFORMANCENUYORICAN POETS CAFE and NoPassport present NoPe - NoPassport Conference DREAMING THE AMERICAS: UTOPIA IN PERFORMANCE. NoPassport and Nuyorican Poets Cafe present a two-day conference with the support of The Armenian Dramatic Arts Alliance, Idiom, The Internationalists, 50/50 in 2020, Conni\'s Avant-Garde Restaurant, and New Dramatists. Initiated and Curated by Caridad Svich, Co-curated by Daniel Banks & Daniel Gallant. Join Migdalia Cruz, Erik Ehn (Brown University), Henry Godinez (Goodman Theatre), Jeff Janisheski (O’Neill Theater Institute), Lisa D\'Amour, Catherine Filloux, Karen Hartman, Melanie Joseph (Foundry Theatre), Jeff McMahon, Oliver Mayer, Chiori Miyagawa, Katie Pearl, J.T. Rogers, Ian Rowlands, Alberto Sandoval, Octavio Solis, Saviana Stanescu, Teresa Eyring (Theatre Communications Group) and a distinguished roster of established and emerging artists for the fourth annual NoPassport “Dreaming the Americas” Conference held at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe in New York City with pre-conference event at New Dramatists. This two-day conference (and pre-conference event) will focus on a wide range of contemporary works for theatre and performance, viewing physical, metaphorical, and digital utopian spaces from a variety of formal and creative perspectives. Keynote speeches will be delivered by Erik Ehn and Henry Godinez. Special lunch event from Conni’s Avant-Garde Resturant. There will also be a book launch for the release of four new volumes from NoPassport Press from Migdalia Cruz, Karen Hartman, Chiori Miyagawa, Octavio Solis amd Saviana Stanescu. Conference @ Nuyorican Poets Cafe, NYC: Friday, FEBRUARY 26, 2010 11:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. and Saturday, FEBRUARY 27, 2010 11:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. Registration/cover required: $25. Venue has limited seating. Early registration online Recommended.
Admission: $20 to $40 (sliding scale). Registration covers both days. |
 | HIBERNATING RATTLESNAKES: An Evening of Excerpts from and Short Works for PerformanceNoPassport Theatre Alliance & Press in collaboration with the Nuyorican Poets Cafe presents HIBERNATING RATTLESNAKES: An Evening of Excerpts from and Short Works for Performance with MC Ephraim Lopez. Written and read by Dacyl Acevedo, Aravind Enrique Adyanthaya, Maria Alexandria Beech, Christine Evans, Anne Hamilton, Lanna Joffrey, Alejandro Morales, Saviana Stanescu, Caridad Svich, Andrea Thome, and more. Doors open 7 PM, event begins 7:30 PM. NoPassport is an unincorporated Pan-American theatre alliance & press devoted to expressions of diversity and difference in the arts. For enquiries about NoPassport go to NoPassportPress@aol.com
Admission: $5 |
| Variety TonightVariety Tonight presents a special evening of performance by and for lesbian, bisexual and transgender women and those who love them. Hosted byArianne Benford. This is women’s history month! Grrrls, ladies, dykes, women, womyn, tgirls, ggirls... it’s your time to shine! Anything that embraces the yin is welcome on stage: poetry, song, dance, comedy and anything else! To perform, contact artisticdirector@freshfruitfestival.com. Each Act gets 5 special minutes.
Admission: $10 |